ShreyaWhat’d The Knights Do
One of the responsibilities of this military order was to guard the lives of the pilgrims when the crossed the dangerous and tricky roads that led to Jerusalem. The members included monk-like knights who were armed and had more privileges than normal citizens and were backed up by the Catholic Church. The order was definitely among the most powerful and wealthiest of orders and apart from having the most skilled fighting units, were integral to Christian finance. More than 90% of the members were responsible for managing a large economic infrastructure. They could be distinguished with their white mantles along with a red cross. Still nothing explains their link to the cave shown in the video…
Their Existence Was A Deal
There was a reason why the Christian order of the Knights Templar was formed. In the late 11th century Pope Urban II gave assurance to the knights of Europe that they will be forgiven for all their sins if they planned and executed a Crusade to win Jerusalem back for Christianity. Consequently, knights responded by “taking the cross” and carving out red crosses and sewing these into their armed tunics. They kept their end of the deal but they went on to become bigger than what they were supposed to be. Their power kept increasing and it is said that enrolling ceremony to the order was a very secret and excruciating process…and this is where the caves came in.
Dark Ceremonies
The video shows writings on the walls of the caves which is undecipherable, at least by people who know the basic human languages and also there were carved faces of…Lord knows who. What was the purpose? One of the explanations is this- the caves were the place where the Knights Templar used to have their swearing-in ceremony. How it happened exactly is still a mystery but the recruit had to go through a series of a serious ordeal to become a part of the order. There was chanting of different spells and it involved prayers and offerings. Was it to Jesus? Because the Knights were supposed to be backed by the Catholic Church. But the video sure gives a creepy vibe.
Why Was It Sealed?
There are a few historians who believe that the caves seem to be too recently constructed to have had any relations to the order of the Knight’s Templar. But even the local legends believe that even till the 17th-century followers of the Templars used the caves and from their birth the rumors of it being used as a location to perform black magic. In a report, it was written that “the owners of the caves closed them to people wanting to visit after they found they had been filled with candles, graffiti, and rubbish”. The entrance “to the caves was sealed up in attempt to keep the trespassers at bay. There are rumors that the caves have also been visited by pagans and druids wanting to hold ceremonies, and are popular at solstice and Halloween.”
Modern Use
Clearly, the descendants of the Knights Templar have tried their best to retain the tradition. Who else could have lighted the paths up of the caves? Given their superb structure which remains dry even if there is a flood outside makes for an ideal hiding location apart from being a place to carry out dark activities. I will no longer hold the video from you. It definitely needs to be watched. One can hear the heavy rain outside which had absolutely no impact on the caves. The video is on the next slide.
Look For Yourself
Not lying when I say that the cave gives out a creepy vibe. You can look for yourself.
Like I said earlier there are a lot of mysterious locations all around the world, some hidden by themselves and some intentionally hidden by humans, some of them are given in the next slides. These places hold an attraction for normal people because of the mysteries surrounding them.